Cuban Grandmaster (1988). Coach and journalist. Cuban Champion 1997 and 2001. Bronze at the World Junior Championship in 1977. Best results: won Varna in 1986, also second in Bayamo in 1980 and third in Havana in 1983. Won 30 tournaments which included the Baltic Sea Cup in 2007. He participated in 10 Olympiads since 1990

Serbian Grandmaster (1973) and Composition Grandmaster in 1984. Longtime coach and second to Svetozar Gligoric. Played in the Yugoslav Championship 25 times and was the winner or prize-holder in 1970 and 1975. Best results: won the FIDE Zonals in Pryadi-Rosha 1978 and Becic 1981, Zemun 1980, Titograd 1984, Vtschaz 1985 and 1987, Metz Open 1988.

Bulgarian Grandmaster (1982). Bulgarian Champion in 1987. Best results: Kallithea 1978, 2nd; Pernik 1981, 1st; Clichy 2001, 2nd; Rijeka 2001, 1st; Besançon 2003, 1st; Elancourt 2003, 2nd; Paris 2004, Paris 2005, Condom IM 2005, 1st. He participated in the Olympiads of 1982, 1984, 1986 and 1990. Best ELO: 2500 in 1998.

Spanish Grandmaster (2007) born in Cuba. Best results: Matanzas Open (CUB) 1997, 1st -2nd; Memorial Narciso Yepes 2005,1st; Madrid FMA Masters 2007, 1st; Parla Open 2008, 1st; Madid Villaba 2010, 1st; Madrid Moratalaz 2011, 1st. Five times between 2003 and 2008, he won the Championship of Madrid.

Russian Grandmaster (1994). Best results: won or shared first in the Prague Open 1987, first in Nizhny Novgorod 1987, Ajka Open (HUN) 1994, Bastrikov Memorial (RUS) 1996. Also, second in FS12 Budapest 1998. Best ELO: 2560 in 1994.

Chilean Grandmaster (2004). Chiliean Champion in 1989, 1992, 2004 and 2010. Best Chilean chess player. Co-winner of the Zonal 2.5 in 2005. A participant in the 2004 World Championship and in the Olympiads of 1990, 1998, 2004 and 2010.

Hungarian Grandmaster (1962), coach and journalist. Hungarian Youth Champion (1951) and Hungarian Champion of 1963, 1965 and 1970. As a member of the Hungarian As a member of the Hungarian team, he participated in the Olympiads from 1958 until 1974, earning three individual medals: silver on board 4 in 1962, bronze on board 3 in 1966,

Hungarian Grandmaster (1995). Third in the Hungarian Championship in 1999. Best results: won or shared first in Dortmund 1999, Budapest FS 2000, Dortmund Open 2001, Miskolc 2004, Lenk and Scanno 2005, Zurich Weihnachtsopen 2006, Balaton Chessfestival 2008, Timisoara Cup 2008. A member of the Hungarian team in the 1998 and 2004 Olympiads top board of

Russian Grandmaster (1995). Coach, Master of Sport at the World Chess Champion Vasily Smyslov School; chess trainer at the children’s centre, “The Favorite” (1998-2002) and then in Singapore. Best results: won Alushta 2001, Sudak and Simferopol 2002, Lugansk 2004; also second in Perm 2001. Best ELO: 2525 in 1995.

Dutch Grandmaster (1982). European Junior Champion in 1979 and in 1986, Champion of the Netherlands. He took part in several Interzonal Tournaments: in 1982 took eleventh-twelfth, in Biel 1985, fourth-sixth, but missed the Candidates’ by losing the tie-break match to Short. Best results in international tournaments: Sochi 1980, 4th-5th; Wijk aan Zee II 1981, 1st;